The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
Especial to the PREss.l

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Union Depot of Portland.
Especial to the PREss.l
AUGUSTA. Feb. 10.
Before the railway committee, this after
noon, Hon. j. H. Drummond, Hon. W. l..
Putnam and Hon. Henry Cleaves appeared
in relation to the Boston and Maine bill. A
new draft of the bill was presented which
all agreed to. This is the bill in its new
form:
Section 1.-The Boston and Maine Railroad is
authorized to acquire by purchase the road, fran
| chises and property of the Eastern Railroad Com
pany, and after such acquisition and purchase
| may also acquire by purchase the roads, fran
chises and properties OF any railroad corporation
| whose roads are operated in Massachusetts or
Railroad Company under lease. contract or
through ownership OF stock, and also of the fol-
mN,ag rairoad & corporations IN the state Of
| mouth Railroad Company, the Portland and
Rochester Railroad, the Portsmouth, Great Falls
| and Kennebunkport Railroad Company and the
| Old Orchard Beach Railroad Company; the pur-
ehases herein authorized and each of them shall
as may be agreed to by the purchasing
and selling corporation. and as shall be approved
majority in the interest of the stockholders Of
| ane selling corporation other than said Boston &
| Maine railroad ana Sdlu Eastern Railroad Com
pany and stockholders holding stock for the bene-
lit OF either of them, for the purpose of facilitat
ing and eitecting the purchase of the road fran
ehises and properties of the corporations herein
| authorized TO be purchased, or any of them. The
| said Boston Maine Railroad may purchase the
stock, bonds and other. obligations, or any part
| thereof, OF any OF said corporations, and may
from time to time increase its own capital stock to
| such amount as may be agreed upon by itself and
Its capital stock as already existing or as ncrcas
ed under tne authority OF TINS act as the corpora
ton may decide. Preferred stock entitled to diyi-
dends upon such terms of entire or partial prefer
ence as the corporation may determine, may ex-
| change its stock, bonds or notes for
| the stock, bonds, property rights and
| OF any OF said purchased corporations and may
guarantee the payment of the bonds of any of said
| chses it is authorized to purchase, whether said
bonds be already issued and outstanding or be
After the purchases herein authorized, or any of
| them said Boston & Maine railroad shall have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges, franchises and
property heretoforeihad and enjoyed by the cor
| poration whose road, franchises and property it
has purchased, and shall, with reference TO said
road franchises and property be subject to its
duties, debts and liabilities.
Section 2. Whenever any of the purchases au
thorzed by this act shall be effected copies of the
the same, certified by the clerks Of said respect
i've corporations shall be filed in the Office Of the
Secretary of State.
Section This set shall take effect upon its
passage.
The committee have tabled the bill for fu-
ture action.
Gettysburg.
The event of the forenoon was the debate
over the Gettysburg memorials in the House
of Representatives. 1t could hardly be called
debate, however, for the speaking was all
on one side. When the Resolve making
provision for monuments, purchasing land,
and improving the same, on the battlefield
of Gettysburg" came up for its second and
final reading, Mr.. Moore of Deering, who
had the resolve in charge, began, the speak
ing with short review of the achievements
of Maine troops at that battle. He was fol-
lowed by the young men who had been de-
tailed to make the speeches of the day. They
were Barker of Bangor Powers of Houlton,
Noble of Lewiston, and Looney of Portland.
A large number of spectators listened to
their speeches with great interest, and ap-
preciative applause. Mr.. Wakefield of Bath,
followed with a formal speech, which he
closed by offering an amendment that the
$500 specified in the resolve for the monu-
ments be increased to $4,000. This wi tn
the $2500 for the purchase of land, makes
the total amount S1S,50O.
Major Dickey, Mr.. Condor of Friendship,
Mr.. Wiswell Of Ellsworth and Mr.. Moore of
Deering, approved the amendment.
The vote was taken by rising, nearly the
whole House getting up in favcr Of the reso-
luton. When the Speaker called for those
opposed, one solitary man arose, Mr.. New
bert of Appleton. He said he wished to ex-
plain his vote. As the son of veteran who
fell at Gettysburg he said he wished to pro-
test against an extravaganza appropriation of
the public money. In doing this he voiced
the sentiment of the Democrats of his re-
gion. He would have favored the original
resolve, but in its amended form considered
it eXtravagant.
Later, Mr. Walton of Skowhegan, had the
motion by which the resolve passed to be en-
crossed, reconsdered and the resolution laid
on the table; Mr.. Walton thinks Mr. Wake
fields amendment little hasty.
tuberculosis.
The tuberculosis question is not to be al
lowed to sleep. Hall Burleigh is very active
in his efforts to prevent the matter being
hushed up, as Secretary G ilbert's friends
seem at least to be desiring to do. This
morning, in the Senate, Senator Heath in
troduced a very important order, it being no
less than an -ordss fsr acomnlittee-sf-iarAs-
| tigation to examine into the whole subject of
| the disease at the State College. The cor
respondence and the doings of the commits
sioners on diseases of cattle are also includ-
ed in the proposed inquiry. Thus the true
attitude of Secretary Gilbert towards the
disease and towards his associates would be
disclosed Here is the resolution in full;
| That committee of two ON the part of the Sen
| ate. with such as the House may join, be appoint
ed to investigate the cause or causes of the late
outbreak Of disease among the cattle at the State
College farm the loss Of other cattle at said farm
/ n n a of aat fIara
| FROM and the doings and correspon-
| dence of the commissioners ON contag-
ous diseases among cattle in relation TO the same.
Said committee shall have power to employ a stem
ographer and to send for such persons and papers
az may be Necessary to , accomplish the purposes
| to this legislature as soon as practicable.
The heating of Cars.
Mr.. Randall of Augusta, had the following
order passed in the House this morning:
That the Railroad Commissioners of the State of
Maine are hereby instructed to make an immedi-
| ate investigation of the methods of heating pas
senger ears in the State, with view to the better
purpose are directed to visit any State or city
where improved safety appliances are in use, OF
| such investigation shall be rendered to the com.
mittee on railroads before the final adjournment
OF this Legislature.
Aroostook Defended.
Senators Lumbert and Gushee fight most Of
the battles that are fought in the Senate as
yet. This forenoon a resolve giving $1,000 fol
a bridge at Fort Kent Zone of Dickey's pets
came into the Senate and Mr. Gushee op.
posed it, He thought Aroostook wanted alto
gether too much. This started Mr.. Lumbert
who made very spirited and able defence Of
his county and the part she bore in support
Ing State institutions beyond her limits Th'
Senate passed the resolve.
State Printing.
The State printing was finally disposed O
today, the House agreeing by vote of LOG t.
% to concur with the Senate in approving
the contract with the Spragues. But Their
was a spirited debate, Hon. John C. Talbo